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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1889
Page
4
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In Boston notes the press and public discuss reform under the current regime, ore trade with Mexico, and potential political appointments. The author laments lobbyist appearances, comments on court and club scenes, building practices, and a peculiar scene of three men with blocked speech due to tobacco chewing.
The editor announces no return of rejected manuscripts and no response to anonymous communications. Writers must include full name and address with submissions as a guaranty of good faith.
The Philadelphia Record reports the yea and nay tally by which the Pennsylvania House blocked the ballot reform bill. It reveals boss Quay’s influence over legislators as 88 Republicans and 1 Democrat voted against setting the bill as a special order for a fixed date.
Election results show Montana sent thirty seven Democrats, thirty four Republicans and two Independents to the constitutional convention, with several districts reporting nonpartisan voting focused on fitness for duty rather than party. If this bipartisan spirit continues, Montana may enter the Union under favorable conditions.
The article rebates on Corporal Tanner and pension politics as a campaign force while noting a fierce clash between Pennsylvania ironmasters and Southern manufacturers. It highlights Southern iron at nine dollars per ton versus thirteen in Pennsylvania, and forecasts price wars to undercut Northern mills. The Atlanta Constitution backs Southern industry, claiming little capital needed beyond current investments.
Washington sources in the Traveller speculate Miller is positioned to succeed the late Stanley Matthews on the Supreme bench. The correspondent notes substantial confidence that the administration’s actions won't discredit this rumor, though no official announcement has been made.
The piece questions a reporter’s forecast of cabinet reshuffles after the Attorney General’s promotion. It doubts Secretary Tracy leaving the Navy Department and calls a Clarkson appointment to head the Navy implausible, suggesting the notion could reflect partisan manipulation or misinformed rumor about President Harrison’s administration.
The piece criticizes amendments proposed by friends of the board of public works, arguing they show ignorance of municipal machinery. It cautions that abolishing the health department superintendent ignores much of the department’s duties, notes political motives, and urges postponement for wiser consideration. It also references women’s suffrage in license debates and praises the umpire decision by General Parner in a related contest.
A Senate delay stalls a liquor license vote tied to women’s suffrage as the bill, already passed by the House, faces reconsideration. Prohibitionists fear partisan manipulation, while suffragists warn the measure could hinder full rights and mislead public policy amid a divided legislature.
The Interstate Commerce Commission seeks input from labor organizations on federal safety regulation for railway appliances. The aim is uniform national standards for equipment like automatic couplers and train brakes, plus passenger heating and lighting. The commission notes state efforts exist but a nationwide approach may better protect passengers and workers.
Earl of Dunraven replies to New York Yacht Club terms with sportsmanlike tone. He accepts concessions, notes no insurmountable time issue, and defers policy questions to the committee. Letter signals willingness to proceed under the deed of gift limits.
A correspondent notes corrections on Allen Thorndike Rice’s birth, while George W. Childs of Philadelphia offers a $50 prize for the best Princeton freshman exam. Other items cover Miss Langtry’s European tour and auction of her stage properties, Yale’s J E Russell controversy, and notable 19th century social news.
Lynn May 17 The Supreme Court granted an injunction on the Boston Machine Company application, barring the Lynn Lasters Union from displaying a banner before Mark J Worthley’s shoe factory. Papers served today. crowd gathered quietly in the evening at the factory.
The funeral for W Rowland Norcross senior member of Norcross Mellen Co crockery dealers was held yesterday afternoon from 27 Ware street Cambridge. Rev E H Hall of First Parish Church conducted the services with pallbearers Jerome Jones H Fessen den Joseph Burnett and Mr Maw desley of England. Interment followed at Mt Auburn.
Reports say Mark Twain is at work on a new book with the working title A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur. The claim highlights Twain's prolific output and interest in Arthurian legend.
The Museum season closes with Lord Lytton's Money tonight and Hazel Kirke offered this afternoon. Olive Homans and Alice Pierce to alternate Little Lord Fauntleroy next week. Theatre notes cover Daly's and Park bills, a Gilmore concert plan with 3000 singers, and a Pinafore run at Boston Theatre.
A breezy compilation notes social quips and anecdotes from newspapers. General Clinton B Fisk jokes Massachusetts as the old Bay Rum State while a Kansas groom servers popcorn at his wedding. Russell-minded clippings boast a nurse-mother author multi talent, a chef of many hats, and a reporters misread social scene.
Assistant Postmaster-General Clarkson will owe his elevation to the lord high executioner of the Interior Department to the distinguished ability he has shown as assistant torturer in the Postoffice Department.
The Chicago News criticizes marine subsidies as utterly inefficient for reviving the decaying carrying trade. It argues the proposal would merely compensate papery nets makers for losses caused by government taxation on materials, effectively making the government share its own losses.
The Worcester Spy laments a clash between lawmakers and justices as both seek to steer each other. It notes legislators claim to instruct the Supreme Court while the justices, though capable, resist aiding the legislature out of its muddle.
The Twine Trust provokes farmer protests across the nation highlighting tariff extortion as a cause of agricultural impositions. The St. Louis Republic argues high tax candidates support continued taxation harming Northwest farmers who vote for such platforms.
Commentary denounces John Jarrett appointment as proof that the current administration is captive to protected capital. The piece likens the abuses to royal excess under Louis XVI and calls Jarrett a discreditable representative of privileged interests.
Major Harrison was not selected for merit but as the President's brother. Republicans avoided opposing him, and other applicants withdrew in his favor, fearing backlash. The Nashville American notes he would have had no chance on his own merits.
The Philadelphia Record accuses Superintendent Bell of purging free trade Democrats to replace them with Republicans, regardless of merit. It contends removals were framed as corrective while masking a plan to turn the postal railway bureau into a party machine and questions whether Bell has completed his objective.
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